SC26 Changing from conventional needles to atraumatic needles to reduce the rate of reattendances with post-lumbar puncture headaches in a clinical assessment unit – a quality improvement project
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-aspihconf.59
Abstract: Background Among patients who have lumbar punctures, atraumatic (Whitacre, pencil point) needles are associated with a reduced incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache and a reduced rate of reattendance to hospital for additional treatment, while having… read more here.
Keywords: lumbar puncture; post lumbar; rate; puncture ... See more keywords